In U.S. ...... In Iraq ...... Violence prevails.... =(

Sorry people its been a busy April for me, so now im back to blogging ... As i was having my Unit Trust exams which i have passed and currently awaiting my license and certificate to start my career as a Unit Trust Consultant. This means i will be juggling 2 jobs soon. Futhermore this month i am working night shift which is the busiest shift as most of our customer are U.S. based and its office hours for them there.

In the papers today it seems that US and Iraq are having domestic violence which have reached new heights as you can see from the links below:

Virginia Tech School Massacre

Car bomb Kills 170 in Baghdad

In Iraq a car bomb kills 170 people which is a deadliest death toll for a car bombing since the invasion of U.S. As for the States it was the deadliest school massacre in history with 33 deaths have grabbed most of the headlines across U.S. tabloids. The killing was carried out by a 23 year old South Korean student named Cho Seung-Hui at Virgina Tech University. Apparently i see no difference in the suicidal school shootings with the suicide bombings in iraq as innocent lives fall victim to such unscrupulous acts.... Apart from that we can see the picture of the man behind the massacre, from what i can tell his facial expression potrays a chillingly disturbed individual.

This further questions the gun laws in the states where the rights to bear arms are the most lenient in the western world. This raises the question if you bear arms to protect yourself what will protect you from others who bear arms to cause harm to you? If guns are not easily obtained, there need not be an answer to the previous question.

Happy Aprils' fools day!!!!

My first April post, Its been a busy weekend for me. As I had to take leave to pay respect to my grandparents and departed relatives during 'Qing Ming' had to wake up at 5.30 on weekends which is extremely rare XD We do this every year because its a Ng family tradition where all the men of the house will have to gather without fail to do our duties to our ancestors. Also i have my upcoming unit trust exams on the 14th and i have not finished reading my notes (3 chapters left) so i plan to finish it in two days and do the past year questions. May the force be with me!

Hehe managed to play a prank on Pattie dear on Aprils fools day XD she took the bait at first but realised it before i get to say it =( Currently she is having her 1week school holidays in Labuan. Also manage to play some pranks on my cousins every year is the same ol' "what's that on your nose" and they end up looking into the mirror wahahaha.... so gullible. Oh yea you guys and gurls will not see me on msn as i am working the graveyard shift this month.

It never too old to blog! Respect !!!

Was chatting with a Chong Wei and Ah Siang when they gave me this link.

http://laozhabor.blogspot.com/

Haha its this cool Ah poh's blog who also gained fame in the newspaper. Wow for her age she is quite tech savvy. So people don't shy away from technology..... gain some inspiration from this Ah Poh! Respect!!!!! ah also dont forget to view the Videos its quite funny.

Disgrace to the Chinese community.....

Today an article in the newspaper flared my anger! it is stated below:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/28/nation/17273573
&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/29/nation/17285866
&sec=nation

Im a Terengganu state kid where the state symbol is a turtle. As Rantau Abang is a popular turtle sanctuary where the worlds largest species of sea turtle the leatherback turtle and many other types of turtle come and lays their eggs on our shores. These days the number of turtles world wide are dwindling. In this case it is due to a Chinese fishing trawler fishing illegally in our waters... whats could more wrong than that is that they are fishing for turtles which are protected endangered species by our government. Why is this? they want to make money to survive... which means the destructions of natures beautiful creatures, how selfish is that? As a Chinese im very disappointed by our oriental cuisine such as sharks fins soup, and also some other exquisite dishes which uses meat and other body parts of endangered species such as tiger, turtles and etc. Mostly due to the believe that they contain aphrodisiac properties.... which studies have proven to be untrue... if you want to boost your sex drive go drink some tongkat ali or Viagra which is much cheaper than putting our endangered species on the line! So to all the Chinese community out there! heed my call! Dont give our race a bad name. When the buying stops! the killing will too......

Kats! Nekos on the loose!

Was surfing the net and i came across this this link full of funny cat pics enjoy:

http://www.dropline.net/cats/

Purrrr....... I love this site

When Critics and viewers reviews are Worlds apart.....

As always i was checking out Yahoo movies to watch out for movies that are worth watching in cinema as i hate pirated movies cos those DVD salesmen are bloody crooks and liars. Why you ask? often or not people ask weather the movies are clear, they will often say ..... super clear "cheng pan geh" when in fact are illegal cinema recordings with audience voices in the back ground and shadowy figure floating past the screen in between the movies GRRRR.... Ah i almost lose my self back there. Ok its back to what i would like to point out in this post. More often than not when picking a movie i would like to choose a movie based on a viewers review rather than a critics review. For an example check the link below:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809426511/info

whats wrong with critics these days look at the rating F,C,C-,D damm they are so uptight.... its a comedy! cheer up. You get paid to watch movie and write a review! wats the big deal. Haha now the funny part is reading the review posted by jbb5522. He always watches movies with bad ratings from Atlanta Journal as it will surely be a great movie. Lol maybe i should try that too..... watch a movie with a bad rating from a critic to see how far his theory is true.

My growing collection! Thanks to y'all

Today my cousin sis Ah Ling who just came back from Thailand dropped by my place to give me 2 cans and 2 bottles of Thai Coke and Pepsi for my collection. That was a great surprise as seldom do i get cans from neighboring countries, so a big thanks to her.

With this recent addition my cans and bottle collections are now over 120 =) so here i would like to extend my gratitude to my Sis who brought me the world cup coke designs from Germany and also Coke zero, My dear Pattie who brought back some nice Coke and Pepsi cans from the states, Marc for the China Olympics can collection, Calvin for the Coke can from Japan, Choo Choo for the miniature Coke can from Switzerland, Alan and family for the Coke and Pepsi merchandise, my cousin sis YaYa for the Jolin Coke can from China, Ian Chai for the Diet Coke and Pepsi Twist from Taiwan and to my parents for helping me keep and maintain my collection which is back at home.

It all started when Alan was my neighbor i used to visit his place often and was impressed by his dad collections of Coke cans, merchandise and also memorabilia s, its really quite nice to see the different designs all lined up on display. So i decided to only collect cans and bottles only rather than merchandises as there seems to be countless merchandises out there and they cost a bomb!

So any one out there who are going oversea try getting a can for my collection or those who would like to contribute to my current collection i will be forever thankful =)

God of War Vs Prince of Persia!......

Finally after few months wait, God of War 2 is finally out which tells the new adventures of Kratos as the new God of War. Dont worry there will be not spoilers here as i hate spoilers myself. Got my Ps 2 alive and kicking again. Its been a while since i been playing action RPGs. Then i came across my mind that my 2 favourite action RPG titles which is God of War and Prince of Persia are actually enemies in the movie 300! where Kratos is a spartan and Prince of Persia well speaks for himself. Any way if they were to go head on im sure you know whos gonna win LoL .... its a God against a Prince. But cant play too much sigh.... having unit trust exams next month! Guess i will have replace my time for DOtA with God of War for now. Unless I am playing with da Gang!

Natures little wonder...

Here i am sitting on my office chair doing my job. Then i saw a tiny ant running across the desk so i decided to trail it. It ran all across the desk then down the sides, onto the carpet and up the wall to join a number of ants marching up and down the wall like a highway. This little guy then joined a group of other ants which is moving a piece of biscuit which i dont know where it came from... probably from the pantry. Its amazing to see them move this biscuit up the wall in the same direction all by the gesturing and touching of antennae .... pretty complex form of communication system O_O then came the problem they were unable to squeeze the piece of biscuit through the crack between the wall and the asbestos ceiling. They switched sides... changed angle.... asked for backup.... but still no avail it just wont fit =_= what can i say they have limited intelligence. After a few minutes they gave up and down the wall they went with the piece of biscuit. I thought of giving them a tiny hand by breaking apart the biscuit but then again the slightest touch might cause them to flee and all their efforts will be wasted. Felt sad for them as you try and imagine moving something few times your own body size... what more against gravity >_< poor ants... why do you all deserve such fate. I have never seen a lazy ant before as all the ants i see work tirelessly all with equal duty. I wonder what goes on in their puny minds..... probably this "FOOD! FOOD! for the Queen n colony!"... like natures robot programmed to gather food and none other. All their tiny deeds go unnoticed, oblivious to the world around them, so to all the ants out there i salute you. Then i realize that they are working hard and Im doing the opposite.... *Blush* paiseh! its back to work for me as well. Good luck with the biscuit my little friends!

The Spartan way of life...

Just last weekend me, marc, Kw and his bro went to the cinema to watch the movie 300 the story about legendary King leonidas and his 300 brave spartans last stand against the invasion of the massive persian army. The movie was intriguing and awe inspiring. It was really strange to see their barbaric child military upbringing only to find that they hold honor, virtue and pride above all the rest. So i decided to look into wiki and read more on their culture and way of life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta

As i continued reading a small paragraph and quote caught my attention, it is stated below:

A strong emphasis was placed on honour and carrying out acts because it was the 'right thing to do.' Xenophon wrote about the Spartans as he observed them during an Olympic game:

"An elderly man was trying to find a place to sit and observe the Olympic Games, as he went to each section. All the other Greeks laughed as he tried to make his way through. Some ignored him. Upon entering the Spartan section all the Spartans stood and offered the elderly man their seats. Suddenly the entire stadium applauded. All the Greeks knew what was the right thing to do, but the Spartans were the only ones who did it."

So for those who have not watched the movie! its highly recommended watch it in the cinema its worth it. This is Sparta!!!!!

Say Yes! to a Razer!

Its been a while i have been having problems with my mouse the scroll wheel is messed up and the sensors have been unresponsive so i have decided to get a new mouse. After much surfing and review reading from Low Yat forums i have decided to buy the Razer Krait which many termed a value for money gaming mouse. For a Rm100 mouse its a good deal as it has a 2years manufacturer warranty. As for the technical spec and picture you can check it out in the link below:

http://www.razerzone.com/Products/Gaming-Mice/Razer-Krait-Gaming-
Mouse/

I admit i was a skeptic saying "a mouse is a mouse why pay so much for a pointing device..." but after i have used it im a believer. Its nothing i have ever experienced before in conventional mouse that i have used before.... im never going to use a normal mouse again. The on the fly sensitivity is really responsive as i can dash the pointer from one end of screen to the other with minimal wrist movement. The buttons are big with a grip surface and contour which locks your fingers into place, real comfy! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Everybody are Biased

I today was smsing and i realised something my right fingers do more of the smsing compared to my left... why is this? there is nothing wrong with my left hand its equally same with the right. Then how come i dont use it as often as my right. After some mind cracking it all comes down to biasness. More often than not we as human beings dont realize that we are biased. Even in a family one can see the preference among certain siblings to a parent resulting in the of most often used terms "golden child" and the "black sheep". In the work place you can see the "boot licker". In school this also applies to the "teachers pet". Once i saw in a documentary a mother bird will feed the chick which open its mouth the widest as it symbolizes health and more often than not the other chicks will be malnourished and at some extent die of hunger. This in fact one of natures term "survival of the fittest". Does this means that we really have to do something to stand out from the crowd? or its just simply a question of preference. Well i dont know ... but i can start by giving my left hand more attention lol.

Unlikely playmates

I was reading international news and for once there is good news other than news of war and terrorism. Below is the link of the good news that i have came accross:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/indonesia_tigers_orangutans;_ylt=ArB2ZaW
VmMU68GdsW8xvjoflWMcF

It really makes you wonder about the innocence of the young. How a predator and a prey can get along so well. But its only time when nature kicks in and instincts will take over as it is mapped into the very DNA of every living beings. One can only imagine the garden of Eden where all the creatures can get along with one another. Glad that both these endangered species might one day breed and save their own kind from extinction

It feels just like family

I came back a day earlier than i have planned during my CNY break so that i can get to meet one of my "heng tai" Kenneth Wong as i may not be having the chance to meet him again cos he will be applying for PR in Australia after his studies. The day started when i gave him a call saying that i will be going to his place via taxi, however as generous as he is he turned down my offer and came pick me up instead. There he was in the Gen 2 with his sister Jessica to pick me up and off we went to have the so called "legendary fried tom yam rice" as he normally claims. Haha it ended up not bad not so spicy and just right it really hit the spot. Next we went to Sunway Pyramid to because Kenneth wanted to get some stuff as well as the new winning eleven ( A.k.a Yee Loo to Kenneth and Calvin). Once we are done Kenneth wanted me to meet his girl friend Michelle so we drove to Bandar Utama to pick her up as he also planned to have dinner with her. We sat down at her place and get to chat abit with her mom who is very kind and offered me a drink as well as give me an Ang Pow. Then her father came back when we were just about to leave to bad i wasnt able to chat with him, maybe next time. The final stop was back at Kenneth home where i get to meet uncle Mike and Aunty Kat its been a while since i last saw them, they are still as friendly and hospitable as always which always made me feel at home and also like part of the family. It seem that they just sold of the Rx7 and Mercedes MPV, and got a Civic and Naza Ria. Also i realise that there there are more decorations in the house especially aunty kats prized duck figures. At that time Calvin wasnt at home as he outside with his gf Karina. Then Kenneth's younger Emily came down, wow she has certainly grown taller and prettier even the way she dresses has changed, well what can i say girls matures like a flower blossoms under the mid-day sun. After watching "ah Wong" which Michelle has rented, thats when Jessica went to pick up Marcus who just got back from Sarawak. Once they were back, off we went for dinner in Bangsar Village. I had mamas bolognese spaghetti haha which is quite nice but it was the desert that was the best, chocolate brownies topped with ice cream with choc syrup.... slurpp it really got my sweet tooth there. Once were are stuffed we went on to some window shopping where we ended up in Novo and Vincci which is where the ladies look for their basic necessities ... Shoes lol. Haha its kindda of funny cos Jessica was having some trouble making her decision on the choices of shoes to buy and the others we complaining that it took very long well i dont blame her as the shoes looks equally good.

Somethings just never change! Thank god it didnt =)

Chinese New Year had just passed a week ago so there i was on a bus with my sis on a 5hour journey back to the place where i spent most of my youth. Its good to see some development in town there is a new landmark, some shop houses, and some changes to the road however the Kemaman feel is still there so quiet, so peaceful, so at home. I have to admit i miss this place as its been a Year since i have come back. Sometime i think that we do really take our roots for granted, after tasting life in the city nothing beats the feel of home. Mom and dads cooking, the family dinner, my comfy bed, good ol Lucky boy, driving around town, the feel of sand between my feet, the wind in my hair, the sounds of the crashing waves, reunion with home town friends. Was also able to visit Kok Loy, Kee Ling and Sonny boy who is Kok Loy's cousin who is also my childhood friend which i last saw when he left for Australia for studies. Lucky for the 1 week break i was able to drive down to Kuala Terengganu to visit my relatives (mom's side) wow the younger generation do grow up so fast these days my cousins are so much taller than the last time i saw them... hmm it must be the milk that they drank when they are babies lol sustagen, enfagrow, etc. Its also great to see my aunts and uncles are well and content with life there. My cousin bro Danny is now playing world of warcraft and even registered a trial account for me. WoW like its name sake is an amazing game with nicely crafted character design, vast environments and realistic movments left me captivated but its sad that nowadays i do not have much time to play especially P2P games. Haiz but somethings arent the same this time I wont be able to crash at Alans place and play cards with him and his bros friends, lol ah peng ahaha hilarious. The second day was more in "Pai Nian" at friends house, the first stop was Wei Chih place where i met all of the boys most notably is Ah Tong who gave me an Ang Pow as he is the first among our batch to get married. Lol funny thing is that everybody says that my looks never change just as i was since i left high school. After that we went to Ah Pings house where we met the rest of the kemaman girls which i must say they look so much ladylike now. We had a few drinks and good laugh before deciding to go eat kemaman specialty which is keropok and coconut so off we go to Kijal. On the third day of Chinese New Year i had my reunion with my high school friends at Sanctuary Beach resort. We rented a beach buggy and took turns to ride it around the seaside just pure fun! when night falls its BBQ time! Then its the spin the bottle time where all the secrets are revealed... lol but im not going to mention it here to embarrassing. A day passes and its time to go back my week is over so i went back with my KL uncle who came to Suria Beach resort for a visit.

Tennis...... anyone?

I was surfing for transfomers movie images when i ended up in some elses blog with this link:

http://www.hemmy.net/2006/06/25/highest-tennis-court-play-in-dubai/

The venue is the Burj al Arab Dubai Hotel setting a world record for the highest tennis court. The view is simply breathtaking. Also featured is a tennis match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. This wonder of Architectural design speaks for it self. But i think Agassi and Federer needs to have bungee cords attached incase they fall over the edge.

Who says napping is bad?!??!

I was reading my daily dosage of online news on the Star when i came across this article:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/13/worldupdates/2
007-02-13T004339Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-287396-1&sec=worldupdates

Haha so people take more naps! If your parents complains that you are being lazy, just show them this article and advise them to take a nap too. Who knows that sleeping actually prolongs your life LOL. So Happy Napping ppl! im going for a nap...

Public humiliation..... its hard being a robodude

I was surfing the net again and came across this video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6947118853654187245&source
id=docidfeed&hl=en

Its a video on ASIMO the robotic dude from honda. Well he had learned it the hard way. Remember always watch your step while alighting a fleet of stairs instead of staring into the crowd LOL. Thank god he have no emotional or physical feelings im sure if that was me my head would have hurt and be pretty embarrassed to say the least.

Confidence Trick! read this to make sure you do not fall victim

Was once again surfing wiki and found this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_artists

Age old con tricks used by other people to betrays someone elses confidence which coins the term "Confidence Trick". It quite interesting what some people can come up with to pull scams that preys on the greed of men which is the major factor on how this works. So beware people dont let your greed get the better of you.

My Ying and Yang theory...

Hi what i thought was a great month this was, but i was hit by flu and cough. This further strengthen my concept of balance in the world. What i always believe is that when something good happens to you something bad always follow and vice versa and this is what creates the balance. Also to me the theory is that there is no such thing as a middle for instance in this world everything is split by half take for example the X and Y chromosomes there is no other! that makes a boy or a girl, win or lose, alive or dead, up or down, pass or fail and etc. Middle or a draw is just fictional term a made up term by man! no boundaries can be drawn. There is nothing to prove that something is over or lesser as this line that divides the two are just made up in numerical form where if it is precisely calculate it to the smallest margin computable it will either be one of the two. Call me nuts or call me crazy its my belief! sue me =p